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Fortis Flame March, 2014, v. 3, no. 2
Fortis College campuses in Ohio participated in the
Legislative Day at the Statehouse on Wednesday,
May 29, 2014. The Legislative Day was sponsored
by the Ohio Association of Career Colleges and
Schools (OACCS). There were over 70 participants,
which included students, faculty, staff, and
administrators from career colleges across the
state. The purpose of the Legislative Day was to
promote the success of our students and
graduates. Fortis College participated in meetings
throughout the day with legislators and then
exhibited at the evening reception along with 10
other career colleges. Fortis College was
represented by Marlene Teed, Director of Career
Services-Columbus, Cecilia Long, Director of Career
Services-Cincinnati, and Sonya Hartburg, Campus
President-Ravenna. Timesha Dalcaure, current
student in the Associate Degree in Nursing
program and graduate from Fortis College-
Columbus Practical Nursing program attended the
reception as well.
Sonya Hartbur, Cecilia Long, Marlene Teed
It is because of our students and graduates that
faculty, staff, and administration work so hard to
ensure the rights of our students so that they have
the opportunity to attend a career college. Our
students and graduates know what they want to
do; they know what career they want. Students
and graduates that attend career colleges are
hard-working, dedicated, and eager to get out into
the workforce and to make a difference in people’s
lives, as well as their own lives. It is for this very
reason career colleges exist, to help make a
difference in people’s lives and our local
community and economy.
Bob Hackett, Representative, Cecilia Long,
Marlene Teed, David Rankin, OACCS
NURSING PROGRAM -- Shawna Harvey, Nursing Program Director
Starting FRIDAY, JUNE 6th , you will be able to
wear your Fortis College Nursing T‐shirts! It can
be any FORTIS COLLEGE T‐SHIRT!
We have new shirts in the nursing office for sale
they are $10.00 per shirt. Come and get yours to
show your nursing pride!! Keep in mind on T‐shirt
Fridays you must still be in compliance with the
dress code. You must wear your blue scrub
bottoms, proper footwear, and attire.
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See Mrs. Fast to purchase your shirt!!
(Hurry, some sizes may have to be
ordered!)
SURGICAL TECHNICIAN PROGRAM -- Leah Beall, Program Director
The Surgical Technology program had a pinning
ceremony for their latest group of graduates in
May. The room was full of family and friends of
the graduating surgical technologists. The class
Valedictorian was Molly Moles, and Taylor Bartley
was recognized for her outstanding efforts in the
program. It was a very special evening that was
headed by the program director, Leah Beall.
FINANCIAL AID – By Deidre Vance, Financial Aid Director
2014-15 FAFSA DEADLINE HAS PASSED
Soon the financial aid department will be
processing 2014-15 FAFSA. If you have not
completed your FAFSA and you are estimated to
receive financial assistance, you will NOT be
eligible to receive any assistance. You may be
contacted by the Financial Aid Dept or the Business
Office to schedule payment arrangements to cover
your remaining tuition/fee charges.
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Please contact the Financial Aid Department for
any questions.
2014-15 FAFSA Selected for Verification
The Financial Aid Department will be contacting
you if your FAFSA was selected for
verification. This means that you will be required
to submit additional information in order to
continue processing your awards. The verification
process includes obtaining a tax transcript directly
from the IRS of your Federal 1040/1040A/EZ at
www.irs.gov and/or you may need to make
corrections to the submitted FAFSA to utilize the
IRS Data Retrieval tool to input tax information
directly to the FAFSA. You will also need to
complete a Verification Worksheet. These forms
may be obtained from the Financial Aid Office.
FRIENDLY REMINDER
The 2014-15 FAFSA Award year is 7/1/14 –
6/30/15. Pell grants will be disbursed after 7/1/14.
Please contact the Financial Aid Department
should you have any questions.
CAREER SERVICES CORNER -- Marlene Teed, Director of Career Services
Workplace Wednesday
Career Services is proud to sponsor Workplace
Wednesday on campus. Once a month, for
one hour, the Allied Health students meet in a
classroom for a visit from an employer. These
employers have hired our students, attended
our career fairs, and have a long standing
relationship with our Career Services
department.
Jeff Kauderer, the Practice Manager for
Visiting Physicians, was our employer guest in
April. Visiting Physicians currently employs
four of our graduates. The company is a
leader in mobile medicine and geriatric home
health care. With all of Jeff’s experience, he
was able to speak to the students about
professionalism in the workplace and what to
do during an interview. (As well as what not
to do!)
Dan Laemlee, Regional Vice President of
Medical Staffing Network, was our employer
guest in May. His expertise is in resume
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writing and interviewing. He spoke to the
students about the skills they should possess
for a successful interview as well as the
information that should be on a resume. We
had over 50 students in attendance. Mr.
Laemlee even had several contests and one of
our students won a $15 gift card.
Stay tuned for Workplace Wednesday for the
summer months, which is already
planned. June’s topic is budgeting and July’s
topic is professionalism.
Summer Career Fair
Thursday, June 19th 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Location: Lobby Area
All graduates and students are encouraged to
attend. Hiring managers from area clinics, skilled
nursing facilities, and home health agencies will be
present!!!
We are here to help! [email protected] /
[email protected]/ 614-882-2551
LEARNING RESOURCE CENTER – by Laura Cheng, LRC Manager
New LRC Website is up and running!!
http://libguides.yourlrc.info/Columbus
The new LRC Website is created using LibGuards. It
has been uploaded to the school computers as the
home page when you open a web browser.
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The website provides information about LRC hours,
staff, and information on
Library policies including operation,
printing, and circulation.
Local information including school news,
newsletter, Facebook pages, etc.
Access to online databases (LIRN) and
other online sources/tutorials
Information about APA output style and
template
Information related to
technology/associations
Information about financial aid and
scholarships outside the school
IM Chat service is provided by all LRC managers for
students to ask librarians questions online.
There are also links for students to access Student
Web Portal (mycampus link), Evolve, MedlinePlus,
and Jupiter. Please let us know what/how we
should improve the website to service you!!!
Contact Laura Cheng at [email protected]
Finally the LRC just acquired a new printer to
accommodate students’ printing needs!
IT CORNER CORNER
Here are several free antivirus programs to protect
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AVAST http://avast.com
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Super Antispyware
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MEET THE NEW PEOPLE
New Faculty
Destinee Walker (Surg Tech, Adjunct Faculty)
Kelleigh Bonaventura (Surg Tech, Adjunct
Faculty)
Christina Fiedler (Surg Tech, Adjunct Faculty)
New Staff
Ronald Mills, Director of Education, MBA
Ron brings over 16 years of
career college experience and
many more years of management
and training in different
industries. Ron has had
experience in not only Education, but also in
Operations, Teaching, Admissions and Financial Aid.
He is looking forward to being a part of the
Columbus Fortis College Team and has expressed
his sincere interest in championing the Education
Department, in promoting cross-functional
teamwork to produce and prepare the best
possible graduates. He holds both Bachelors and
Masters degrees in Business Administration and is
working on a doctorate in organizational
psychology.
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Cynthia Parker, Radiologic Technologist Program
Director, BSHA, RT(R)(CT)
I started my career at Akron
Children’s Hospital School of
Radiology (associates degree) and
worked there for many years. I
also simultaneously worked at
Barberton Citizens Hospital. I
acquired my CT license and then
worked for Cleveland Clinic before
coming to Columbus to work at
Fortis. I will finish my Masters degree in November.
Ingrid Grass, Radiologic Technologist Program
Clinical Coordinator, RT(R) (CT)
I have been working in Radiology for just over 20
years. The majority of my career has been spent
with OhioHealth, mostly at Riverside Methodist
Hospital. I later transferred to Dublin Methodist
Hospital when it was built in 2008 and was working
in the CT Dept there until I came on board with
Fortis.
I live in Dublin and have 2 beautiful children,
Gunnar is 11 and Greta is 9, and they keep me very
busy when I'm not working. I've helped coach
their sports teams for the last 6 years and I am
very involved with my community and my church.
When I'm able, I love to garden, play sports with
my kids and rescue animals (I currently have 4
rescue pets). Life is never boring at my house!
Miesty Fast, Nursing Office Manager, CCMA
Mrs. Fast is the new Nursing Office
Manager, she has been with Fortis
Westerville campus for over 2
years and has been in Healthcare
for the past 24 years with 10 years
in Education. She brings a wealth
of knowledge and experience and is very student
driven. She works directly with Mrs. Harvey the
Dean of Nursing and her office is located next to
Mrs. Harvey’s. Nursing students should feel free to
stop in anytime, Mrs. Fast is a firm believer in an
open door policy and is excited to be working with
the nursing department, faculty and students.
PHYSICAL & IMMUNIZATION CLINIC Fortis College is offering an onsite clinic so that ALL NURSING AND ALLIED HEALTH PROGRAMS STUDENTS can maintain compliance with admission requirements. For Nursing Program students, the physical immunizations, and titers are a mandatory admission requirement that must be completed no later than JULY 1, 2014, NO EXCEPTIONS!! The next clinic dates will be: Monday, June 16, 2014, 9 am – 7 pm Monday, June 30, 2014, 9 am – 7 pm Tuesday, July 1, 2014, 9 am – 7 pm See Mrs. Fast in the Nursing Office to schedule your time and see what requirement you need.
Students in other programs, please check with your own program directors for the deadlines.
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DON’T FORGOT TO LAUGH!!!
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Fortis College – Columbus, 4151 Executive Parkway,
Suite 120, Westerville, OH 43081
Phone: 614-882-2551; Fax: 614-882-2914
Comments? Contact:
Laura Cheng, LRC Manager,
Marlene Teed, Director of Career Services